Bowline: Also a common Navy Knot. A commonly used knot to tie a loop in the end of a rope. It's primary advantage is that is does not jam like other knots. Can connect something tightly, but can also get it undone easily.

• Make a small loop and pass the free end of the knot up through the loop, around behind the standing part of the rope, and back through the loop.

The bowline is a simple knot that is used to form a loop at one end of a rope.